US4688189A - Electronic equipment for storing number of searches of information - Google Patents

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US4688189A
US4688189A US06/830,255 US83025586A US4688189A US 4688189 A US4688189 A US 4688189A US 83025586 A US83025586 A US 83025586A US 4688189 A US4688189 A US 4688189A
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  • the present invention relates to an electronic device, such as an electronic dictionary or learning machine, that stores a number of items of information and which has an additional function of automatically storing the number of times each item of information is searched.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device, such as an electronic learning machine or dictionary according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a chart showing the mode of operation of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electronic device according to this embodiment of the present invention.
  • this embodiment includes a keyboard 1 which is an input means and has letter or alphabet keys 11 for inputting letters representing words in either Japanese or English, a English to Japanese conversion key A ⁇ B 12 for instructing the device to convert words input by the keys from English to Japanese, an Japanese to English conversion key B ⁇ A 13 for instructing the device to convert input words from Japanese to English, a SEARCH key 14 for instructing the device to search for a word in a first language (e.g., Japanese) or a second language (e.g., English) so that a conversion to the other language can be made, a CHANGE key 15 for executing the conversion instruction set by the English to Japanese conversion key A ⁇ B 12 or the Japanese to English conversion B ⁇ A key 13, and a key 16 for performing a search for words on the basis of the number of searches made.
  • a keyboard 1 which is an input means and has letter or alphabet keys 11 for inputting letters representing words in either Japanese or English
  • This embodiment also includes an operating section 2 that has a central processing unit CPU comprising an arithmetic and logic unit ALU for performing operations and judgments in a well known manner, a control memory ROM for storing a control program or procedures to be described later and for storing the display patterns, a flag F for storing the input information needed by the ALU for performing judgments, a memory R, a register BR for storing data input through the keyboard 1, and an address counter AC for addressing information as described later.
  • a central processing unit CPU comprising an arithmetic and logic unit ALU for performing operations and judgments in a well known manner
  • a control memory ROM for storing a control program or procedures to be described later and for storing the display patterns
  • a flag F for storing the input information needed by the ALU for performing judgments
  • a memory R for storing a register BR for storing data input through the keyboard 1, and an address counter AC for addressing information as described later.
  • the operating section is connected to the keyboard as shown in FIG. 1 and is also connected to a dictionary memory 4 having a first section 41 for storing English words and a second section 42 for storing corresponding Japanese words.
  • the operating section is still further connected to a memory 5 having a plurality of storage locations, each corresponding to one associated pair of English and Japanese words and each for storing the number of times each such pair is searched.
  • the memory R in the CPU temporarily stores the contents read from the memory 5 as will be described later.
  • Japanese and English words stored in the dictionary memory 4 may be addressed by the address counter AC under control of the ALU.
  • the memory 5 stores the number of searches made for each item of information or word stored in the dictionary memory 4.
  • One address from the address counter AC addresses a pair of items of information, namely a Japanese word and a corresponding English word stored in the dictionary memory 4 and the numbers of searches made for these items of information stored in the memory 5.
  • a display device DISP 3 also connected to the operating unit 2 stores for display the contents of the register BR, the dictionary memory 4, and the memory 5 during operation of the device as will be described below.
  • the operating section 2 and the memories 4 and 5 exchange a memory address signal a from the address counter AC, a data item signal b, representing the item of information or word addressed, and counter write information c for making current the number of searches made.
  • characters representing either English or Japanese words may be input through the letter keys 11 of the keyboard 1.
  • either the English to Japanese conversion key A ⁇ B 12 or the Japanese to English conversion key B ⁇ A 13 is depressed to set the mode of operation of the device for either conversion from English to Japanese or from Japanese to English.
  • This mode determined by the keys 12 and 13, is stored in the flag F in the operating section 2. For example, when the key A ⁇ B 12 is depressed, the flag F is set at logic state "1". On the other hand, when the key B ⁇ A is depressed, the flag F is set at logic state "O".
  • procedure 1 corresponds to the state of the device where the key 12 has been depressed and letters, F, L, and O have been input and are displayed.
  • procedures 1 to 5 correspond to key operations for obtaining a Japanese translation of an English word, "FLOWER".
  • the English to Japanese conversion key A ⁇ B 12 is depressed to set the mode for English to Japanese conversion.
  • the memories 4 and 5 are accessed from the memories 4 and 5 by one address.
  • the Japanese and English words are stored in the dictionary memory 4. Since the number searches at each address need be updated when the address is searched, the memory 5 is an erasable memory, such as a RAM.
  • Procedures 6 and thereafter shown in FIG. 2 will now be described as if conducted after procedures 1 through 5.
  • "HANA” is searched in the Japanese to English conversion mode as described above.
  • the CHANGE key 15 is depressed, the Japanese word section 42 stored in the dictionary memory 4 is searched.
  • "HANA” is found and the corresponding English word, "FLOWER”, is obtained and displayed, the corresponding number of searches made which is stored in the memory 5 is accessed. Since "FLOWER”, comprising one of the two words of the pair of Japanese and English words, has already been searched once in this example, two symbols "*" are displayed at this time (refer to the display state of the display device in procedure 7).

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